Student Recounts Survival of School Shooting
A Grade 12 student sheltered classmates in a barricaded classroom for 30 minutes after a gunman opened fire at his school on August 7, keeping everyone calm until police arrived. No one in his classroom was injured, though a teacher was sho
A Grade 12 student has recounted how he helped classmates survive a shooting at his school by herding them into a classroom, barricading the door, and keeping everyone calm for nearly 30 minutes until police secured the area. The student said he heard multiple gunshots during an English class on August 7 and initially thought it was bird-scaring gunfire, but soon learned a teacher had been shot. He quickly moved friends into the classroom, blocked the door with desks and chairs, turned off the lights, and kept everyone crouched and silent until officers arrived. Though no one in his classroom was injured—the gunman only passed by their door—the student said he learned survival tactics from internet videos and now calls for stricter weapon screening of all students at the school.
